Polly Blitzer and Mark Wolkstein

GROWING up in Short Hills, N.J., Mark Wolkstein liked to accompany his father, an orthopedic surgeon, during rounds on Saturday mornings. Meanwhile, Polly Volk Blitzer was peppering her father, a Manhattan head and neck surgeon, with questions. I would Read more..

Val Bourne on Scabiosa caucasica, a delicate flower for the last days of summer The large, lavender-blue flowers of the Caucasian scabious (S. caucasica) have been a cut-flower staple for 150 years or more. But I value these frilly flowers for the Read more..

A model wears a creation during the August 24, 2008. KERA, a Japanese fashion magazine, hosted a fashion show displaying designs by gothic fashion designers as part of the Magazine Fashion Week series of fashion shows. [Agencies] Read more..